Franklin Graham wrongly implies that Obama won because turnout of Christian voters was down

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Nov 18, 2012 at 12:01 AMNov 19, 2012 at 3:41 PM

The Rev. Franklin Graham’s status as a bigoted Obamaphobe was well-established earlier this year when he said that the president, despite his credentials as a practicing Christian, might secretly be a Muslim (see HERE).

And now Graham is implying that Obama won re-election this month mainly because not enough Christian voters turned out.

Actually, however, the turnout of Christian voters was at least as strong as it’s been in recent presidential elections, as we see HERE:

In fact, white evangelicals/born-again Christians made up the same percentage of the electorate as they did in 2008 – 26%. They voted for Mitt Romney, ...

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The Rev. Franklin Graham’s status as a bigoted Obamaphobe was well-established earlier this year when he said that the president, despite his credentials as a practicing Christian, might secretly be a Muslim (see HERE).

And now Graham is implying that Obama won re-election this month mainly because not enough Christian voters turned out.

Actually, however, the turnout of Christian voters was at least as strong as it’s been in recent presidential elections, as we see HERE:

In fact, white evangelicals/born-again Christians made up the same percentage of the electorate as they did in 2008 – 26%. They voted for Mitt Romney, ...

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